---
title: Mute or unmute a channel
---

import {Steps, TabItem, Tabs} from "@astrojs/starlight/components";

import FlattenedSteps from "../../components/FlattenedSteps.astro";
import NavigationSteps from "../../components/NavigationSteps.astro";
import ChannelActions from "../include/_ChannelActions.mdx";
import MuteUnmuteIntro from "../include/_MuteUnmuteIntro.mdx";
import SelectChannelViewPersonal from "../include/_SelectChannelViewPersonal.mdx";

<MuteUnmuteIntro />

## Mute a channel

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <ChannelActions />

      1. Click **Mute channel**.
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem label="Mobile">
    Access this feature by following the web app instructions in your
    mobile device browser.

    Implementation of this feature in the mobile app is tracked [on
    GitHub](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-flutter/issues/347). If
    you're interested in this feature, please react to the issue's
    description with 👍.
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Unmute a channel

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <ChannelActions />

      1. Click **Unmute channel**.
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>

  <TabItem label="Mobile">
    Access this feature by following the web app instructions in your
    mobile device browser.

    Implementation of this feature in the mobile app is tracked [on
    GitHub](https://github.com/zulip/zulip-flutter/issues/347). If
    you're interested in this feature, please react to the issue's
    description with 👍.
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Alternate method to mute or unmute a channel

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <FlattenedSteps>
      <NavigationSteps target="relative/gear/channel-settings" />

      1. Select a channel.

      <SelectChannelViewPersonal />

      1. Under **Notification settings**, toggle **Mute channel**.
    </FlattenedSteps>
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Reveal or hide muted channels

<Tabs>
  <TabItem label="Desktop/Web">
    <Steps>
      1. In the left sidebar, scroll to the bottom of the list of channels in the
         [folder](/help/channel-folders) you're viewing.
      1. Click **inactive or muted** or **muted** to toggle whether muted
         channels are hidden. If you don't see this button, there are no muted
         channels.
    </Steps>
  </TabItem>
</Tabs>

## Managing muted channels

Zulip works best when most of the messages you receive are not muted. If you
find yourself muting a lot of channels, consider
[unsubscribing](/help/unsubscribe-from-a-channel) from public channels you've
muted. You can always
[re-subscribe](/help/introduction-to-channels#browse-and-subscribe-to-channels)
if you need to, [view the channel
feed](/help/channel-feed#go-to-channel-feed-for-an-unsubscribed-channel) without
subscribing, or search for messages [in all public
channels](/help/search-for-messages#search-by-location).

## Related articles

* [Mute or unmute a topic](/help/mute-a-topic)
* [Mute a user](/help/mute-a-user)
